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Not quite the same thing, but my fluid was low so they bumped up my c section. Honestly, I just trust my OB and would follow her lead.

I was induced both times- the first due to low fluid when I was 6 days overdue-- my fundal height decreased and they got worried. With my second, I was extremely ill with HG, more extreme than the first, started losing weight again, and my BP had been high. They induced me 2 days before my due date, and when I checked in for my induction, my BP was alarmingly high and I had proteins in my urine, so they jacked up the pitocin and got her outta there. Pre-e signs aren't something you want to mess around with, so if I were you, I'd induce if my OB recommended it.

I was induced for pre e. I already had a induction scheduled a few days later for GD. I was fine with it since we had been talking induction for awhile. That said- I was induced at 39w it was 43 hours and a really rough experience- but I don't think my body was ready at all. But my 3 month old is healthy and thriving. Hopefully you go into labor on your own before Thursday.

I had a totally uneventful pregnancy, but I was induced for pre-e also. I was 37w4d and I had high BP and some protein in my urine one day. My OB sent me to the hospital to get further screening for pre-e, and while I waited for the results of that blood test, they had me do an ultrasound. The ultrasound showed that the baby was in the 0th percentile for growth, which meant that the placenta basically had stopped working and wasn't providing any nutrition to the baby. So all that combined (high BP, protein, growth-restricted baby) meant that I was delivering that night. Huuuge surprise. I was also already 4cm dilated before the induction even began, but I don't think that was part of the reason.

I was induced for PIH at 38 weeks, after 3 weeks in a row of ever-so-slightly elevated BP readings. My fundal height readings had been low too (though usually within normal ranges), and slower growth can go hand-in-hand with the development of pre-e and/or HELLP syndrome. They are probably concerned that you may be on the cusp of developing pre-e (due to BP and proteins) and want to induce you ASAP to keep you safe. I would say it is a legitimate reason to induce.

On the day of my 38-week appointment, when they told me I had to be induced the next morning, I was really unhappy. I did not want to be induced at all. But I know they did it for my health. My LO was SGA, but he has been perfectly healthy ever since birth (he's 4 months now)!.

I was induced for high BP. Through my whole pregnancy it had been normal/low except for one early appointment (16 weeks maybe) when I'd been on the phone fighting with my boss on the way to my appointment and I was all worked up by the time I arrived. At 41+1 I had an ultrasound to check fluids and a NST planned to make sure I was okay waiting until 42 weeks like I wanted. fluid checked out okay but when they took my bp after it was high (I want to say like 160/90 or something...). They told me to head over to labor and delivery to get my urine checked for protein and for monitoring. When I walked in the nurse told me (before she'd checked a single thing) that I was getting induced and having a baby that day. I flipped the f out because I did not want to be induced and I felt like they were jumping the gun based on just 1 high bp. They rechecked my bp and it was a little lower but still high. I demanded to see my midwife because I thought she'd put the kibosh on the induction since they are so anti-induction. Instead when she walked in she basically confirmed what the nurse said. She said hospitals don't just let 41 week pregnant women with high bp walk out the door, protein in my urine or not. Sigh. (as it turned out, there was not protein and I did not have pre-e).

I still struggle with how I feel about it. On one hand I feel like there is nothing more I could have done. I was with the most natural-minded anti-intervention medical group in my city and I don't have a medical degree. If they said that I had to be induced I have a hard time saying they are wrong.

On the other hand, I did end up with a c-section because LO was in a bad position and was stuck in my pelvis and I wonder if she had had a few more days to wiggle around if things would have gone better for me. And I question how dangerous it really would have been to wait.

But then on the other hand (because ya know, I have 3 hands I guess lol) there was meconium in my fluid when my water broke so I worry that if we'd NOT induced, LO might have gotten a lung infection from getting that crap (literally) in her lungs and sitting in it for another 4 days.

But then on the OTHER hand (up to 4 now I guess..) maybe there was only meconium because she was stressed about the induction and she WOULDN'T have pooped if I'd not been induced (or at least not until I was in natural labor in which case it would have been no different).

So basically I don't know. I don't necessarily feel good about the way LO's birth went down but the bottom line is that I don't have the expertise to overrule the medical professionals. I picked the most natural choice I had and they told me I had to be induced so I need to trust it was really necessary.

If you are past your due date and you have elevated BP and protein in your urine I would absolutely go ahead and induce.

I was induced with my second due to high blood pressure and trace proteins. I was overdue, anyways, and it was bound to go downhill. I was having vertigo and seeing sparks in the hospital, so I'm glad I got induced. My dr specifically told me she's anti induction but felt this was necessary. I have a dr I trust. I t took 9 hours!

@Mamasig: Yeah, totally. But I'd do it anyway just in case it might help. Couldn't hurt.

I was induced for both kids, both for PIH and possible pre-e. For LO1, I was induced at 38w+2, after having increasingly elevated BP (I think it was 160/90 and wasn't going down after being admitted to L&D for monitoring). No protein urine though.

For LO2, I was induced at 38w after having been admitted twice previously to L&D for monitoring due to high BP (and so bloodwork could get down ASAP). No protein again, so no official diagnosis of pre-e.

I trust my doctors, though with LO1, maybe we could have waited a little bit longer. Since we were first time parents, we just did what the doctor said. With LO2, I really wanted to wait until he was at least 38 weeks to induce. The doctors agreed to wait until then. In discussing the risks of developing pre-e, my doctor explained that there is some debate as to whether or not protein in the urine is necessary for a diagnosis of pre-e, which is the current medical requirement. I also wanted to avoid pre-e since I know you'd have to go on mag sulfate and I've heard horror stories.

In the end, it all went well! It was actually kind of nice to have LO2's induction scheduled so we could properly prepare LO1 and have our back-up childcare arranged.

Good luck!

I was induced at 40 weeks and One day, Largely because I was done. By inducing I was sure to get my OB. I was AMA. Baby had been breech until late and I really didn't want her to go back. I went in the hospital the night before to get Cervadil and I turned out to be 4 centimeters already, I wasn't feeling anything probably because hips were hurting so bad. So they kept me but no Cervadil. Pitocin was started at six am and my doc broke my water at 7:30. Merconium in the water. She was born at 3:30 with a tight cord around her neck. She didn't aspirate the merconium so no NICU time. I'm glad I went for the induction.

I was induced because DS quit growing in utero at 32 weeks. We noticed this at our 35 week appt, and the OB made the call at 37 weeks.

I was induced at 38 weeks due to high bp and protein in the urine (pre-e). I didn't think about any other options (like waiting) even though I had high bp throughout majority of the pregnancy. I trusted the ob and everything went well. They told me everything that was going to happen and it went pretty quickly for me.

@andthewildones: It went pretty quickly as far as an induction goes (19 hours). The magnesium drip for the blood pressure control is supposed to make people feel very woozy, but it didn't have that effect on me. I had a vaginal delivery after pushing for about 10 minutes. I did have a hemorrhage afterwards, but I don't know if there was anything that specifically caused it. I did not need a transfusion or anything like that, so it was not severe.

I hope this doesn't freak you out, but wanted to let you know everything that happened. Best of luck this week, induction or no induction! Baby on the way!

@andthewildones: DS came out screaming and healthy, but small at 4lbs 13oz. He's a thriving, feisty lil boy now at 22 months!

If the babies stay in, I will be induced at 34 weeks. I have PPROM (preterm premature rupture of membranes) and I sprung a small leak at 28 weeks. I have been put on hospital bed rest since then and will be in the hospital til the babies come.
They are monitoring me and the babies for the risk of infection. After 34 weeks, the risk of infection increases greatly for me so which is why it's safer to deliver the babies then to leave them in. They will be nicu babies but I trust my OB and the research that is out there that it is better to deliver at 34 weeks.

I was scheduled to be induced at 40w2D...

Had a NST at 39 weeks - everything was fine.

Dr Appointment at 40w1d (a Weds) Dr told me I had to option to induce. If I did not induce I would need NST every 2 or 3 days to make sure bambino was a-okay.

I trust my Dr very much. I asked he what he opinion was on inductions and how the body reacts to them - she is a firm believer your body will react similarly to the natural process as it will to pitocin. I scheduled the induction for the next morning (otherwise it would have been 8 days later bc the next time a Dr I liked was on call was Sept 11 and I didnt want to choose that birthday for my daughter). I asked her to do as rough of a membrane sweep as she could - OUCH! I had been 3cm and 80% for 2+ weeks at that point.

I went into labor 12 hours later (7 hours before my induction time).

I will get to choose this time if I want to be induced at 39w to ensure I get one of my dr's (they have partnered with a large practice who I will not meet during my pregnancy) - still unsure if I will or not.

Last time I had high BP and was induced at 39 weeks, this time I had pre-e and was induced at 38 weeks. I loved my inductions and had a baby less than 8 hours after they began even though I was not a good candidate for induction either time.